 City of God 2002  R, 135 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Fernando Meirelles
Cast: Alexandre Rodrigues, Matheus Nachtergaele, Leandro Firmino, Seu Jorge, Phellipe Haagensen, Johnathan Haagensen, Douglas Silva, Alice Braga, Roberta Rodrigues, Jefechander Suplino, Emerson Gomes, Edson Oliveira, Michel de Souza, Luis Otavio, Mauricio Marques
Spanning the period of 1960-1980, photographer Buscape-Rocket (Alexandre Rodrigues) and drug dealer Ze Pequeno(Leandro Firmino da Hora), childhood friends from the crime-ridden slums of Rio de Janeiro, provide the major focus of this story. The movie consists of many episodes involving violence and murder among gang members and has been tagged as possibly the best crime film of the 21st century, to date. Fernando Meirelles received a Best Director Oscar nomination.
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Mango Yellow 2002  N/R, 103 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
aka: Amarelo Manga
Director: Claudio Assis
Cast: Matheus Nachtergaele, Jonas Bloch, Leona Cavalli, Dira Paes, Chico Diaz, Conceicao Camaroti, Magdale Alves, Jones Melo, Taveira Junior, Everaldo Pontes, Cosme Soares
Existing on the fringe of Brazilian society, gay cook Dunga (Matheus Nachtergaele) has fallen for butcher Wellington (Chico Diaz) who is married to evangelical Kika (Dira Paes) while making time with Dayse (Magdale Alves). Their lives cross and often collide in a bar and hotel in Recife while they search for meaning in their poverty-filled lives.
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Midnight 1998 N/R, 70 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Walter Salles, Daniela Thomas
Cast: Fernanda Torres, Luiz Carlos Vasconcelos, Matheus Nachtergaele, Nelson Sargento, Tonico Pereira, Aulio Ribeiro, Carlos Vereza, Luciana Bezerra, Antonio Gomes, Nelson Dantas
It is midnight, 31 December 1999, and the fireworks show is on over Rio de Janeiro beach. Many stories take place during this event, but one is at the center as two people's lives intersect: an escapee from prison, Joao (Luiz Carlos Vasconcelos) and speech therapist Maria (Fernanda Torres) whose boyfriend Pedro (Carlos Vereza) just left her.
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| 1. City of God (2002)
2. Mango Yellow (2002)
aka: Amarelo Manga
3. Midnight (1998)
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